The number of migrants in Greece has exceeded 53,000 , the authorities in the country say. They are mostly concentrated in the Northern part of the country that borders on Bulgaria and Macedonia. The migrants there number in excess of 22,000.
Greece’s Premier Alexis Tsipras announced after the Bulgaria-Greece intergovernmental sitting that both parties discussed possible construction of a railway line between the Bulgarian port Burgas and the Greek port Alexandroupolis which would connect..
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras are to discuss in Sofia topics related to border security, migration pressure, and the situation after the decision of Britain to leave the European Union, as well as energy..
The number of Greek companies that had moved their business to Bulgaria rose by 20 to 30 percent in the last month, after in June new higher taxes came into force in Bulgaria’s southern neighbor. The businesses that moved were previously located mainly..
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev and his Greek counterpart Panagiotis Kammenos agreed in Sofia to work for strengthening cooperation between the countries in the sphere of defense and exchange of information. Matching opinions in relation to..
Greek independent gas company M&M made its first gas exports to Bulgaria on July 1 as small quantities were delivered on a test basis, it was reported. The gas delivery has taken place via the Kulata –Sidirokastro interconnector and follows signing..
There has been a huge traffic jam at the Makaza border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Greece ever since the early morning hours due to intense traffic and the facility’s insufficient capacity. The queue has to wait for two hours on the Bulgarian side,..
Illegal migrants have been detained close to the town of Petrich, at Bulgaria’s border with Greece. One group of migrants attempted to enter through the night from Greece to Bulgaria and the other group - early this morning. Currently, through the..
The Bulgarian Embassy in Athens and the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki continue monitoring the situation in neighboring Greece with regard to the ongoing general strike in that country. According to latest information, most Bulgarians who..
Many Bulgarians are blocked on several Greek islands as a result of the nationwide strike which takes place in Bulgaria’s southern neighbor, the press center of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. Nearly ten busses with Bulgarian..
